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eel
1 a: any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail
— compare american eel b: any of numerous other elongate fishes (as of the order Synbranchiformes)2: any of various nematodes (as the vinegar eel)
— eel·like
\ˈēl-ˌlīk\
adjective
— eely
\ˈē-lē\
adjective
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